The FIBA Intercontinental Cup, also commonly referred to as the FIBA World Cup for Champion Clubs, or the FIBA Club World Cup, is a professional basketball clubs competition that is endorsed by FIBA and the NBA. Historically, its purpose has been to gather the premier basketball clubs from each of the world's geographical zones, and to officially decide the best basketball club of the world, which is officially crowned as the world club champion. The World Cup for Clubs has been contended mainly by the champions of the continents and/or world geographical regions that are of the highest basketball levels.
The league champions of the National Basketball Association (NBA), which is widely considered the most prestigious basketball league in the world, currently decline participation. The North American spot is instead allocated to the champions of the NBA's developmental league, the G League. The league champions of the EuroLeague, which is considered Europe's most prestigious club competition, are not currently permitted to participate in the competition due to the league's dispute with FIBA. In place of the EuroLeague champions, FIBA Europe instead sends the champions of their main club competition, the Basketball Champions League (BCL).
The champions of the Basketball Africa League (since 2022) and the FIBA Asia Champions Cup (since 2023) also receive a place in the tournament. FIBA has in the past announced plans to expand the tournament to possibly include the champion teams from the Australian National Basketball League (NBL), and possibly the NBA, at some point in the future.[1][2]
Results[]
Real Madrid from Spain holds the record for most victories, with a total of five titles.
| Edition | Year | Hosts | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | Result(s) / Note(s) | Number of teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 1965Template:Efn Details |
File:Flag of Brazil (1960–1968).png São Paulo |
File:Flag of Brazil (1960–1968).png Corinthians |
 Real Madrid |
N/A | N/A | 118–109 Unofficial test tournament |
2 |
| 1 | 1966 Details |
 Madrid |
 Ignis Varese |
File:Flag of Brazil (1960–1968).png Corinthians |
Real Madrid |
 Chicago Jamaco Saints |
Final: 66–59 3rd place game: 112–96 |
4 |
| 2 | 1967 Details |
 Italy (3 cities) |
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots |
Ignis Varese |
Simmenthal Milano |
File:Flag of Brazil (1960–1968).png Corinthians |
Final: 78–72 3rd place game: 90–89 |
5 |
| 3 | 1968 Details |
 Philadelphia |
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots |
Real Madrid |
Simmenthal Milano |
File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).png Botafogo |
Final: 105–73 3rd place game: 82–54 |
4 |
| 4 | 1969 Details |
Macon |
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots |
 Spartak ZJŠ Brno |
File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).png Sírio |
Real Madrid |
Final: 84–71 3rd place game: 72–60 |
5 |
| 5 | 1970 Details |
Varese |
Ignis Varese |
Real Madrid |
File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).png Corinthians |
Slavia VŠ Praha |
Five team league stage | 5 |
| 6 | 1972Template:Efn Details |
File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).png São Paulo |
NABL All-Stars |
 Soviet Union |
File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).png Brazil |
 Poland |
Four team league stage | 5 |
| 7 | 1973 Details |
File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).png São Paulo |
Ignis Varese |
File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).png Sírio |
 Vaqueros de Bayamón |
 Jugoplastika |
Five team league stage | 5 |
| 8 | 1974 Details |
 Mexico City |
Maryland Terrapins |
Ignis Varese |
File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).png Vila Nova |
Real Madrid |
Six team league stage | 6 |
| 9 | 1975 Details |
Italy (2 cities) |
Birra Forst Cantù |
File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).png Amazonas Franca |
Real Madrid |
Penn Quakers |
Six team league stage | 6 |
| 10 | 1976 Details |
 Buenos Aires |
Real Madrid |
Mobilgirgi Varese |
 Obras Sanitarias |
File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).png Amazonas Franca |
Six team league stage | 6 |
| 11 | 1977 Details |
File:Flag of Spain (1977–1981).svg Madrid |
File:Flag of Spain (1977–1981).svg Real Madrid |
Mobilgirgi Varese |
Template:Country data ISRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv |
File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).png Atlética Francana |
Six team league stage | 6 |
| 12 | 1978 Details |
Buenos Aires |
File:Flag of Spain (1977–1981).svg Real Madrid |
Obras Sanitarias |
File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).png Sírio |
Mobilgirgi Varese |
Five team league stage | 5 |
Broadcasters[]
All four games are streamed through FIBA's YouTube channel for free in the USA and the unsold markets with highlights available in all territories.[3] The tournament is also streamed for free through both FIBA's Facebook and NBA G League's Twitch channel, as well as the FIBA-DAZN's subscription streaming service Livebasketball.TV.
| Nation(s) | Broadcaster |
|---|---|
| Template:ARG | TNT Sports |
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| Template:CAN | DAZN |
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| Template:GRE | Cosmote Sport |
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See also[]
- McDonald's Championship
Notes[]
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References[]
- ↑ Esportes.Opovobr Com Copa Intercontinental, Fiba ensaia Campeonato Mundial. Template:Webarchive Template:In lang
- ↑ Estadao.com Pinheiros e Olympiacos começam a disputar o título da Intercontinental. Template:In lang
- ↑ "FIBA Intercontinental Cup to be distributed globally" (in en). http://www.fiba.basketball/intercontinentalcup/2020/news/fiba-intercontinental-cup-to-be-distributed-globally.
Sources[]
External links[]
- FIBA official website
- FIBA Intercontinental Cup official website
- FIBA Intercontinental Cup History
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- FIBA World Cup of Clubs Template:In lang
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